The setting of a psychological thriller film varies from locations and story lines however commonly used settings are: Wooded areas, haunted houses and rural areas. However depending on the story line psychological thrillers can be based anywhere.
In the psychological thriller 'Sinister' it was set in a rural area, a small town surrounded with a lot of wooded areas, most of the film was shot in and around the house where the family lived.
In the psychological thriller 'Sinister' it was set in a rural area, a small town surrounded with a lot of wooded areas, most of the film was shot in and around the house where the family lived.
Houses are commonly used in psychological thrillers because people are supposed to feel safe in there homes, danger is commonly linked with being outside, in the unknown. Houses are commonly used as well in psychological thrillers, to emphasize the importance of the psychological aspects of the characters for the audience to focus on.
Se7en is a very well known psychological thriller, the setting of the film is not revealed however it is a fictional city, with constant gloomy rainy weather. Throughout the film is shot in different locations.
Se7en is a very well known psychological thriller, the setting of the film is not revealed however it is a fictional city, with constant gloomy rainy weather. Throughout the film is shot in different locations.
Some of the locations of filming in 'Se7en' are the police station, the crime scene where the victims are killed, the streets of the city and a location in the middle of no where, where no one is. All these locations are key to the story line. Most of the locations being inside homes or where people live, again shows the psychological aspects of the character, and the locations also being dotted around the city shows the psychology of the serial killer character, it could show he is a psychopath because of the varied locations and the methodical pattern to the.
Setting and location in psychological thrillers are important when portraying the psychology of the character to the audience, and also creating suspense and mystery especially in rural wooded areas.
Setting and location in psychological thrillers are important when portraying the psychology of the character to the audience, and also creating suspense and mystery especially in rural wooded areas.